For information - The EU Commission has published the attached document for companies to understand their position in the supply chain.

Following on from last circular, GN/2024/002, the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) introduces obligations to operators and traders relating to the placing or making available on the Union market, and exporting from the Union of deforestation-related commodities and associated products.

This document provides an overview of how the obligations apply, depending on the company type (operator/trader), size (non-SME/SME) and position in the supply chain (first placing/downstream) within the EU (table 1), illustrated through 11 supply chain scenarios. The rules mentioned in the scenarios, while being applied to supply chain-specific scenarios and individual products, generally apply equally for all relevant products (also see Annex I).

This document is intended to be read alongside the third iteration of the FAQs and the guidance document, which give additional detail on obligations, as well as the Regulation itself. This document is not legally binding; its sole purpose is to provide information on certain aspects of the EUDR.

It does not replace, add to or amend the provisions of the EUDR, which establishes the legal obligations.

For full details:

EU Deforestation Regulation implementation

Deforestation Regulation implementation - European Commission

Regulation - 2023/1115 - EN - EUR-Lex

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